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CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
4.3.2 DYNAMIC DNS (DDNS) CONFIGURATION
With Dynamic DNS (DDNS), a console server with its IP address dynamically assigned (and that may change from time to time) can
be located using a fixed host or domain name.
The first step in enabling DDNS is to create an account with the supported DDNS service provider of your choice. Supported DDNS
providers are listed in the following table.
TABLE 4-1. SUPPORTED DDNS SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVIDER URL
DESCRIPTION
DyNS
http://dyns.cx/
Dyn
https://dyn.com/
Formerly DynDNS
GNUDip
http://freecode.com/projects/gnudip
An open-source DDNS tool for use by ISPs. Check if your ISP supports GNUDip.
Pubyun
http://pubyun.com/
Chinese DDNS provider. Formerly operated as 3322.org.
NOTE: Two previously supported DDNS providers are ODS, which is no longer operating, and TZO, which was bought by Dyn and is no
longer operating independently.
Upon registering with the DDNS service provider, select a username and password, as well as a hostname that you will use as the DNS
name (to allow external access to your machine using a URL).
Dynamic DNS service providers allow the user to choose a hostname URL and set an initial IP address to correspond to that hostname
URL. Many Dynamic DNS providers offer a selection of URL hostnames available for free use with their service. However, with a paid plan,
any URL hostname (including your own registered domain name) can be used.
You can now enable and configure DDNS on any of the Ethernet or cellular network connections on the console server (by default DDNS
is disabled on all ports):
Select the DDNS service provider from the drop down Dynamic DNS list on the System > IP or System > Dial menu.
FIGURE 4-10. DROP-DOWN DYNAMIC DNS LIST